Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ballythomas,killone,kilmurry, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballythomas,killone,kilmurry
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- LA014-069----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated building within townland that is indicated on the Down Survey (1654-7) map of the area. On the summit of Killone Hill there are traces of what was once a building, said to be a castle of the O'Moores (Dooley n.d., 21). The summit of Killone hill is on OS sheet 14 and not on sheet 009. This site is the same as SMR number LA009-032----.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
References
Dooley, J. n.d. Ancient parishes of Portlaoise. Typescript of articles published in Leinster Express, 1-67. SMR Archive.